Ahead of the evening when Santa travels around the world, Google offers “holiday fun for the whole family” with a new hub for games and activities before switching to the tracker on Christmas Eve. “Santa’s Village is the perfect place for families to celebrate the season,” Google writes. “You’ll find all your favorite characters together with fun, educational and interactive activities for every age.” There are various games for kids of all ages, and adults will likely have fun while learning something new, too.
Some of the games in Google’s Santa’s Village include:
Learn to code with Santa’s Elves
Code Lab, a coding game that helps an elf find lost presents in a forestCode Boogie, a coding game that helps elves dance their elf-butts off
Discovering holidays around the world
Kids can learn holiday traditions worldwide — like what they do in countries from Canada to Australia on a cool mapped globeTranslations, where kids can learn how to say seasonal greetings in different languagesMap Quizzes, to see just where Santa might be Holiday Traditions Quizzes, to see just how much you know about different holidays
Get inspired and create something
Santa’s Canvas, where you can paint a “canvas” onlineSnowbox, for those Minecraft fiends who want to create their own snowboxElf Maker, where kids can build their own elf “head to toe” and “make sure it looks elftastic” Santa Selfie, where kids get to give Santa a makeover in a barbershop
Come together for family time
Ollie Under the Sea, a story about a narwhal & undersea holidayElf Car, a short video about what it’s like to drive in a (super packed) elf car through the streets of the North PoleSanta’s Takeoff, about Santa (and the team) getting ready for his big job in just a few short days!
The list above just shows a few of the awesome games, videos, and experiences on offer for the whole family. Then, on Dec. 24, Santa’s Village will transform into a fun Santa tracking app, keeping tabs on where he and his reindeer are in the world. Visit Google’s Santa’s Village to play the sweet, cute games and tune into the tracker.
